Heilbronn (electoral district) explained

267 Heilbronn
Constituency Type:electoral district
Constituency Link:Heilbronn (electoral district)
Parl Name:Bundestag
Region Label:State
Region:Baden-Württemberg
Population:362,000 (2019)
Electorate:240,951 (2021)
Towns:Heilbronn
Neckarsulm
Eppingen
Area:904.9 km2
Year:1949
Party:CDU
Local Council Label:Member
Local Council:Alexander Throm
Blank1 Name:Elected
Blank1 Info:2017, 2021

Heilbronn is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 267. It is located in northern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the city of Heilbronn and the northern part of the Landkreis Heilbronn district.[1]

Heilbronn was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Alexander Throm of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Heilbronn is located in northern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Heilbronn and the municipalities of Bad Friedrichshall, Bad Rappenau, Bad Wimpfen, Eberstadt, Ellhofen, Eppingen, Erlenbach, Gemmingen, Gundelsheim, Hardthausen am Kocher, Ittlingen, Jagsthausen, Kirchardt, Langenbrettach, Lehrensteinsfeld, Löwenstein, Massenbachhausen, Möckmühl, Neckarsulm, Neudenau, Neuenstadt am Kocher, Obersulm, Oedheim, Offenau, Roigheim, Schwaigern, Siegelsbach, Untereisesheim, Weinsberg, Widdern, and Wüstenrot from the Landkreis Heilbronn district.[1]

History

Heilbronn was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Württemberg constituency 4 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 166. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 168. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 171. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 268. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 267.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Heilbronn and the district of Landkreis Heilbronn. In the 1976 election, it comprised the city of Heilbronn and the southern part of the Landkreis Heilbronn district. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

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1949Heilbronn
1953166
1957
1961
1965168
1969
1972
1976
1980171
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002268
2005
2009267
2013
2017
2021
2025

Members

The constituency was first represented by Georg Kohl of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) from 1949 until his death in 1952. He was succeeded by fellow FDP member Adolf Mauk in a by-election. Mauk was re-elected in 1953 federal election. Karl Simpfendörfer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won the constituency in 1957. Helmut Bazille of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1961 and served until 1969, when he was succeeded by fellow SPD member Erhard Eppler from 1969 to 1976. Egon Susset of the CDU was then representative from 1976 to 1998, followed by Thomas Strobl from 1998 to 2017. Alexander Throm was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty%
bgcolor=1949Georg KohlFDP28.2
Adolf MaukFDP60.3
195332.6
bgcolor=1957Karl SimpfendörferCDU35.2
1961Helmut BazilleSPD38.5
196538.1
1969Erhard EpplerSPD46.9
197250.5
1976Egon SussetCDU47.8
198046.3
198352.4
198746.8
199046.9
199445.1
1998Thomas StroblCDU43.8
200249.2
200550.3
200944.2
201351.4
2017Alexander ThromCDU35.3
202127.8

Election results

2009 election

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency Heilbronn. Federal Returning Officer.
  2. Web site: Results for Heilbronn. Federal Returning Officer.